Codrington Solar Farm,South Gloucestershire: : An Archaeological Field Evaluation Report

The programme of archaeological works comprised 27 evaluation trenches, measuring 30m long by 1.8m wide. The trenches targeted the impacted area of the proposed scheme which is shown on Figure 2. The trenches were distributed around the Site to maximise the potential for locating features, as well as testing the anomalies identified by the geophysical survey and LiDAR imagery. All trenches were excavated to the natural deposits revealing sediments comprising of mid yellowish-brown clay with frequent outcrops of mid bluish grey clay mottling. The natural was overlain by topsoil comprising firm dark brown, grey silty clay. In total, three ditches, a single furrow and a potential pathway were identified across the site, which ranged in date from post-medieval to modern with some undated. They all were likely related to agricultural land management practices, with furrows and negative features being identified through LiDAR and the geophysical survey.